Rod Crider, President and CEO, Rowan Works EDC
“The Future of Economic Development in Rowan County”

Break

The Growing Rowan Framework
Craig Lamb

The Declaration of Interdependence
Greg Edds

Strategy Teams
Craig Lamb

Wrap up and Close
Greg Edds

NEWS

Check here for the latest updates on Growing Rowan.

Rowan County will host Growing Rowan community forum on June 23Rowan County leaders will have a community meeting next month to mark the start of an effort known as Growing Rowan, and they’re looking for community involvement. read more…

Growing Rowan: A call for community collaborationWhy do some communities succeed while others fail? Why do communities with similar assets perform differently? Why do some communities rebound from economic hardship, while their counterparts continue to decline? read more…

“Growing Rowan” is…

an initiative created by a group of forward-thinking local leaders who believe it is time for Rowan County to create and implement a new vision, one that promotes an aggressive, dynamic, and growing economy, one that secures a positive future for all of our citizens.

We will be holding a community forum on June 23 to kick off a process called “Growing Rowan – Working Together Locally to Compete Globally.”